We left Portland at 6 on Thursday night. That last minute packing of stuff can take so
long! But by 9 pm we were at the HiWay
Haven campground in Sutherlin Oregon.
Patricia and Julius had arrived several hours earlier and were all set
up. The night was cool but not cold and
Sam and I had a good walk around the campground. It used to be a drive in movie, and the
screen is all lit with the name of the campground. In the summer, they still
show movies there for the campers. There
will be an Airstream rally there later this summer and it will be great
fun. It rained a lot that night and the
sound of the rain on the trailer is so peaceful.
The next morning we drove to Orland, CA where Hal’s Aunt
Mary lives on a bucolic 30 acre farm that has been planted over the years in
olives and pomegranates. This year, most
of the pomegranates rotted on the trees, but next year, Mary would like us all
to come down and pick and squeeze them for juice, jelly and pomegranate liqueur. Yum.
She had a big pizza and salad for us and a warm fire in the
woodstove. Our trailers had plenty of
room in her driveways and as we drifted off to sleep, we heard the cattle
lowing. Who knew they actually did
that? It was heavenly.
The next day we drove 363 miles to Bakersfield. That’s quite a schlep in one day, especially
stopping with our two dogs for potty breaks.
It is fun just to pop into the trailer to make a nice lunch and not have
to wait for a server in a restaurant or drive-through for fast food. We’ve had lots of fresh fruit on the trip,
Mary got us a whole bag of fresh mandarin oranges from near her house and we’ve
had wonderful fresh grapes, too. When we
travel in the trailer, I allow myself the luxury of always having fresh
raspberries, blueberries and strawberries in the refrigerator. There’s just something about waking up and
having those for breakfast that makes me feel like Lady Astor! Our stop last night was an upscale RV park in
Bakersfield that had a bar and restaurant attached to it. What a great idea to
feed a captive audience of tired road weary people in need of libations! After such a long drive, we decided to treat
ourselves to a dinner out with some drinks and it was so relaxing. While the guys ordered a second round,
Patricia and I went out and hooked up the water and electricity to the
trailers. This park was well kept,
spotlessly clean, nicely spaced spots.
Today we are on our say to Bullhead, Arizona. We’re driving past incredible valleys and
wide open spaces on Highway 58. Just
couldn’t be prettier. The trailer is
following along like a little duck, this truck has amazing power and we can
hardly feel the trailer behind us. Sam
is sleeping on her seat behind us, always the great little traveler. Sometimes she’ll wake up and watch out the
window behind me for a while, give us both a kiss and fall back asleep. We both sense her aging very slightly at
five, but for this very busy dog, that’s a good thing. We’re listening to books on tape, really such
a good way to help the time fly by. The
weather ahead is actually quite iffy. We
are seeing signs that there is dense fog ahead, but haven’t seen it yet. Also, we were planning on popping up to Flagstaff on Highway 40, but snow is
predicted there, so we’re not quite sure where we will go from here. But promise to keep you posted.
So far, this has been a terrific trip. Hal is so glad to have the clinic lab
finished and just put that work behind him for now.
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